"They're lying to you about these illnesses. Birds can get sick but they haven't got flu and it's not contagious," Dr Yeadon says. When contacted by AAP FactCheck, Dr Yeadon expanded on his view, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration granted clearances for infectious disease tests, digital pathology software, and hematology analyzers, among other in vitro diagnostic technologies.

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

Screening for an immunological biomarker in the nasal passage can effectively rule out a respiratory virus — reducing the need for conventional PCR tests.

India is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, with 7,383 active infections as per the Health Ministry on June 15, 2025. The surge is linked to emerging variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, while JN.1 remains the ...

Fiona Havers, who oversaw CDC respiratory virus data, told colleagues she no longer had confidence the data would be used objectively to set vaccine policy.

The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 cause of hospitalization in infants.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is one of the most common respiratory viruses circulating today. Often thought of as only being dangerous to babies and toddlers due to how often child-related ...

The rhinovirus challenge model At VirTus Respiratory Research Ltd, the rhinovirus challenge model is used to generate early signals of clinical efficacy in a tightly controlled, reproducible setting.

Actor Val Kilmer’s recent death has sparked reminders of the risks of pneumonia. Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on the dangers of the respiratory virus for high-risk groups.